Hello, old friend: Back inside the Astrodome

Going inside the Astrodome is at times an exciting, depressing and — if you get stuck in a darkened hallway — a frightening experience.

In response to media inquiries following KHOU’s report last week on the conditions inside the Dome, Reliant Park officials opened the facility’s doors Tuesday to a couple dozen members of the media. Having missed out the last time journalists were invited inside, I wanted to take advantage of this opportunity.

In a few weeks, the results of a feasibility study will reopen discussion on the Dome’s fate. Some wanted to get an update on that and generally talk about the future.

Me? I guess I just wanted to sit in those red, field-level seats one more time. Who cares if the fine layer of dust on those seats dirtied my jeans.

To be honest, I really didn’t think about the future or the Eighth Wonder’s fate while I was in there. I was stuck in the past.

(You can see a more fuller report from reporter David Barron and another photogallery from inside over at Ultimate Astros.)